MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
electronic educational technology are providing the means for
learners
all around the world
to participate in courses online.
These online MOOCs are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
are considering
now that online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can we
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Santa Clara University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Universities
and many other
participants
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to comprehend how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
desire for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This amazing new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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